I decided to use a 1/4 mile calculator to estimate the ZR1s potential in the 1/4 mile. Using a 3400lbs car weight and 620hp (flywheel), I came up with a 10.82 ET. For a test in accuracy I punched in the numbers for a C6 Z06: 3200lbs car, 505hp: 11.36. Those calculations are almost identical to real life considering that the C6 Z06s are consistently running 11.2-11.4s (stock with street tires) in the quarter.
Some of my calculations put the ZR-1’s 1/4 mile time in as low as 10.6. Obviously we can’t factor in traction issues, but I’m willing to bet these numbers aren’t far off.
THE 1/4 mile NUMBERS (ESTIMATED ZR1 TIMES):
1/4: 10.8@133mph (conservative)
1/4: 10.6@136mph (liberal)
Side note: I guarantee you that no magazine is going to get the ZR1 down the 1/4 mile in under 11 seconds. Most magazines generally make a mockery of the true acceleration numbers for performance cars. Just look at Edmunds, they managed a 12.1 in the C6 Z06.
Now, the Nurburgring. General Motors has been very vocal that the ZR-1 will beat the production car record on any track in the world. The C6 Z06 did the Nurburgring in 7:42.9. The production record for the ‘Ring is held by the Pagani Zonda F Clubsport (which is not exactly my idea of a true production car), and previously held by the Porsche Carrera GT. The Zonda F put down a 7:27.82 lap, and the Carrera GT put down a 7:28. I predict the ZR1 falls in somewhere between 7:28 and 7:35.
Note that I didn’t have any clever calculations to use this time, just some clever guess work.
THE NURBURGRING (ESTIMATED ZR1 TIMES):
7:35 (conservative)
7:28 (liberal)
Only time will tell how well these numbers stack up with real life.
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